CVE-2026-33979

Express XSS Sanitizer is Express 4.x and 5.x middleware which sanitizes user input data (in req.body, req.query, req.headers and req.params) to prevent Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack. A vulnerability has been identified in versions prior to 2.0.2 where restrictive sanitization configurations are silently ignored. In version 2.0.2, the validation logic has been updated to respect explicitly provided empty configurations. Now, if allowedTags or allowedAttributes are provided (even if empty), they are passed directly to sanitize-html without being overridden.
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Information

Published : 2026-03-27 22:16

Updated : 2026-03-30 13:26


NVD link : CVE-2026-33979

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33979


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CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-183

Permissive List of Allowed Inputs